Instruments used to remove tonsils are among the most ingenious instruments made on account of their ability to simultaneously encircle, grasp, and excise the tonsil with a singular action. 

Phayyngeal-Laryngeal examination and treatment requires specialized instruments for illumination and surgery.

Uniting cleft palate required the development of specialized instruments that in many cases were applicable to the repair of vesico-vaginal fistula as well.